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Read & Watch: Mahut Comes To Ballgirl's Aid At The Queen's Club

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Frenchman overcomes slip and Tiafoe in London
Qualifier Nicolas Mahut defeated American Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 7-6(5) on Monday to reach the second round of the Fever-Tree Championships. But one of the most memorable moments of the match came at 5-5 in the second set.

Mahut was deep behind the baseline playing defence against the 2018 Next Gen ATP Finals qualifier when he could not get to a ball in the backhand corner. However, the 37-year-old could not stop his momentum on the grass and eventually slipped and fell into a ballgirl.

The Frenchman showed little concern about himself, immediately standing up to make sure that the ballgirl was alright. The World No. 191 went on to close out the match in the tie-break, hitting nine aces and winning 52 per cent of his second-serve return points in his one-hour, 22-minute triumph.

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Mahut Beats Wawrinka To Continue Day Of Upsets At Queen's Club

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Frenchman records 20th match win at historic tournament
Nicolas Mahut continued a day of upsets at the Fever-Tree Championships on Thursday when the 2007 finalist knocked out seventh-seeded Swiss Stan Wawrinka 3-6, 7-5, 7-6(2) in two hours and 10 minutes for a place in the quarter-finals.
Mahut, who battled back from a one-sided opening for Wawrinka and from 3-5 down in the decider, hit 19 of his 31 winners off his forehand and won 33 of 44 points at the net. The 37-year-old French qualifier will next play his compatriot Gilles Simon, who got the better of second-seeded South African and 2015 runner-up Kevin Anderson 6-4, 6-4 earlier in the day at The Queen’s Club.
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Wawrinka lost just four points in his first seven service games, clearly reaping dividends from the advice of Daniel Vallverdu, who has joined regular coach Magnus Norman in support of the Swiss star for the grass-court swing.
World No. 191 Mahut got a look at a few second serves in the sixth game of the second set, when he hit a backhand into the net on his first break point, but finally broke through at 6-5, when he struck a forehand winner on his third set point opportunity with Wawrinka serving at 30/40.
Wawrinka recovered from 15/40 in the second game of the decider, and held his nerve to rip a backhand winner on break point with Mahut approaching the net at 3-3. But the Frenchman was not ready to roll over, even when Wawrinka came within two points of victory on serve at 5-4, 30/30.
Mahut punched away consecutive forehand volley winners to break and then held serve to 30 for a 6-5 advantage, with Wawrinka now needing to regroup. Mahut continued to serve and volley in the tie-break, winning four of the first five points en route to his fourth match win in 2019. He also beat Wawrinka in the 2013 Libema Open final, an ATP 250 tournament also played on grass.

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Roger-Vasselin/Mahut Oust Top Seeds Kubot/Melo

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Cabal/Farah save five match points

One day after overcoming Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, Nicolas Mahut and Edouard Roger-Vasselin eliminated 2017 titlists Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo 7-6(3), 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-3 on Tuesday to reach the semi-finals at Wimbledon.

The 11th seeds advanced to the last four after three hours and five minutes on No. 1 Court, with Roger-Vasselin firing a forehand return winner to convert their third match point. Mahut and Vasselin will meet Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek for a place in the championship match. Dodig and Polasek, who reached the Antalya final last month (l. to Erlich/Sitak), beat Marcus Daniell and Wesley Koolhof 6-2, 7-6(1), 6-3 on Court 12.

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Eastbourne champions Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah were forced to save five match points to book their spot in the semi-finals. The Colombian duo, bidding to lift its first Grand Slam championship, overcame Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(8), 6-4, 11-9 after four hours and 32 minutes. Cabal and Farah saved 17 of 18 break points en route to victory and will meet Henri Kontinen and John Peers or Raven Klaasen and Michael Venus for a place in the final.

Kontinen and Peers put their names in the Wimbledon history books on Court 12, triumphing in the first 12-12 final-set tie-break at the tournament to beat Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury 7-6(2), 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 13-12(2) after four hours and 29 minutes.

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Frenchman Nicolas Mahut, who defeated Kwon in qualifying in 2018, rallied to beat American wild card Maxime Cressy 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 in two hours and 16 minutes.

The 37-year-old has made at least the second round of the main draw here in each of the past four years. Mahut is trying to earn a spot in the US Open main draw for the 14th time.

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Roger-Vasselin/Mahut Save 4 M.P. In Epic Shanghai Showdown

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Pavic/Soares defeat top seeds Cabal/Farah on Friday
A flick of the wrist saved sixth seeds Edouard Roger-Vasselin/Nicolas Mahut from defeat on Friday at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. The French pair saved four match points, the last with an incredible reflex volley winner from Roger-Vasselin, to score a 6-3, 3-6, 18-16 quarter-final victory over Rajeev Ram/Joe Salisbury.

In the Match Tie-break, Roger-Vasselin/Mahut erased match points at 9/10, 11/12, 13/14 and 15/16. A slice forehand from Ram that landed wide wrapped up the match after one hour and 32 minutes. The Frenchmen have won nine of their past 10 matches, taking the title last week in Tokyo (d. Mektic/Skugor) and finishing runner-up in Metz (l. Lindstedt/Struff).


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Roger-Vasselin/Mahut will play the winner of second seeds Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo and Ivan Dodig/Filip Polasek. Kubot/Melo will quality for the season-ending Nitto ATP Finals, held from 10-18 November at The O2 in London, if they defeat Dodig/Polasek.

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Eighth seeds Mate Pavic/Bruno Soares didn’t drop serve in a convincing 6-4, 6-2 win over top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah. Despite the loss, Cabal/Farah can be pleased with clinching the year-end No. 1 ATP Doubles Ranking for the first time as a result of beating John Isner/Sam Querrey on Wednesday.

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Herbert/Mahut Secure Nitto ATP Finals Berth For Fifth Straight Year

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Australian Open champions qualify per Grand Slam rule
Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut will attempt to go one better than last year’s runner-up finish at the Nitto ATP Finals, having secured their team berth at The O2 for the fifth successive year.
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The Frenchmen, who have compiled a 5-8 record at the prestigious season finale in London, became the eighth team in tennis history to complete the career Grand Slam with their first Australian Open title in January.
Herbert and Mahut qualified in accordance to the Grand Slam rule, after Roland Garros champions Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies clinched their spot at the Nitto ATP Finals.
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Individually in 2019, Herbert lifted the Qatar ExxonMobil Open trophy with David Goffin in January, while Mahut won the recent Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships title with Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Mahut and Roger-Vasselin also finished as runners up at Wimbledon and the Moselle Open.
Only three spots in the doubles draw at The O2 remain, with Juan Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah, Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo and Raven Klaasen/Michael Venus having already qualified.

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Mahut/Herbert Return To Paris Final

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Frenchmen will meet Dodig/Polasek or Khachanov/Rublev in final

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut reached their second Rolex Paris Masters final as a team on Saturday, defeating fifth seeds Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies 7-6(1), 6-0.

The seventh seeds won 80 per cent of service points (40/50) and saved both break points they faced to beat the Roland Garros champions after 74 minutes. Following an evenly-contested opening 12 games, Herbert and Mahut dominated the fifth seeds to advance to their second final of the year. At the Australian Open in January, the Frenchmen became the eighth team in tennis history to complete the career Grand Slam with their first title in Melbourne.

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After a runner-up finish in the 2016 championship match (l. to Kontinen/Peers), the 13-time tour-level title winning team will face Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek or Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev for the trophy. Herbert and Mahut are bidding to become only the third all-French team to triumph at this ATP Masters 1000 event. Nicolas Escude and Fabrice Santoro became the first pairing to achieve the feat in 2002, before Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra's title run in 2006.
Herbert and Mahut will also be hoping to carry their strong form in Paris across to the Nitto ATP Finals in London. Last year’s finalists will be making their fifth straight appearance at The O2, which hosts the season finale from 10-17 November.

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Mahut/Herbert Win Home Masters 1000 Title

Spoiler:

Frenchmen headed to Nitto ATP Finals
Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut won their seventh ATP Masters 1000 team doubles title on Sunday, and it might already be their favourite. The Frenchmen celebrated their first Rolex Paris Masters crown by beating Russians Karen Khachanov/Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-1.

The Frenchmen broke in the 10th game of the opener and rolled in the second set, breaking twice. They fended off all four break points faced for the match to win their 14th title as a team.


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Herbert/Mahut became the eighth doubles team to win all four major championships in January at the Australian Open. They will receive 1,000 ATP Doubles Rankings points and split €995,720 in prize money. The Frenchmen will compete at next week's Nitto ATP Finals, to be held 10-17 November at The O2 in London.

Khachanov/Rublev were playing in their second Masters 1000 doubles final as a team (2018 Miami, l. to Bryan/Bryan). They will receive 600 ATP Doubles Rankings points and split €503,730 in prize money.

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Mahut/Herbert Win Home Masters 1000 Title

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Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Nicolas Mahut won their seventh ATP Masters 1000 team doubles title on Sunday, and it might already be their favourite. The Frenchmen celebrated their first Rolex Paris Masters crown by beating Russians Karen Khachanov/Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-1.

“It was important to win it together because you never know when you can play it again. And being the titleholder in front of the family [is special],” Mahut said.

“After the year that we've had together as a duo, it was wonderful. We've had a wonderful week on court and off court together. And I think we've fulfilled everyone's expectations.”

The Frenchmen broke in the 10th game of the opener and rolled in the second set, breaking twice. They fended off all four break points faced for the match to win their 14th title as a team.



Herbert/Mahut became the eighth doubles team to win all four major championships in January at the Australian Open. They didn't play a full season of doubles together as Herbert opted to focus on his singles for much of the year. But they started and ended their regular season with Big Titles and will next compete at the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held 10-17 November at The O2 in London.

“We're very happy to have managed to talk together and to talk honestly to each other, and this is why we're strong on court, because we have complicity. We're close to one another, and we're ready to give everything to the other,” Herbert said. “This is why we managed to be different. In tennis, we tend to be selfish, I would say. And with Nico, I manage to have someone who shares everything, who is very altruistic, and this is very positive for tennis.”

The Frenchmen will receive 1,000 ATP Doubles Rankings points and split €995,720 in prize money. Khachanov/Rublev were playing in their second Masters 1000 doubles final as a team (2018 Miami, l. to Bryan/Bryan). They will receive 600 ATP Doubles Rankings points and split €503,730 in prize money.

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Herbert/Mahut Upset Cabal/Farah In Group Max Mirnyi

Spoiler:

Last year's finalist start strongly

Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut moved closer to completing their historic doubles season with a maiden crown at the Nitto ATP Finals. The French pair ousted top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 6-3, 7-5 on Monday in Group Max Mirnyi 6-3, 7-5.

“It was a great match for us,” said Herbert. “It was a high-level match from both sides and we knew we needed to be good against the No. 1 team. We’re so happy with the level we played. To come through this first match is something special for us.”

Mahut said, “I remember well how they won Wimbledon, as I was on the other side of the court [with Edouard Roger-Vasselin]. Today we made the best start at the [Nitto] ATP Finals in our five appearances here. We’re really happy to have won today and keeping trying to win.”

Cabal/Farah started off strongly by breaking Herbert’s serve in the opening game, but Herbert/Mahut leveled the score three games later with a gorgeous topspin lob winner from Mahut on Cabal’s serve. Herbert’s aggressive volleying helped the French pair break Cabal’s serve for a 4-2 lead and they rode the slight advantage to an early lead.

The Colombian pair refused to bow out quietly, though. Cabal/Farah let out a roar of delight after breaking Herbert/Mahut for a 3-1 lead in the second set, but a double fault from Farah in the next game gifted the break right back. Both teams remained even until Mahut sprung to life at 5-5 with a forehand volley winner to break Cabal. A smash winner from Herbert in the next game wrapped up play after one hour and 21 minutes.

Herbert/Mahut improved to 5-1 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry with Cabal/Farah. Last year’s finalists (l. to M. Bryan/Sock) became the eighth men’s doubles team to complete the career Grand Slam by prevailing in January at the Australian Open (d. Kontinen/Peers). They arrived in London on a high after prevailing two weeks ago on home soil at the Rolex Paris Masters (d. Khachanov/Rublev).

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